suspect identified in hit-and-run in West Nashville
UPDATE: Suspect, victim identified in hit-and-run accident in West Nashville
June 18th, 2020
|NASHVILLE, T.N. – The suspect and victim in a hit-and-run accident in West Nashville reported on June 8 have been identified, per a press release from the Nashville Police Department.
According to the memo, 57-year-old Percy Williams was riding a bicycle near Charlotte Avenue and 31st Avenue North when he was hit by a 2004 Pontiac Gram Am driven by Vincent Shinault. After the accident, Shinault put the victim in his car and drove him to a nearby alley. He then dumped his body there and left the scene. Williams was seriously injured — a bystander noticed his body and called 911.
Shinault was eventually arrested for aggravated kidnapping and vehicular assault.